Discovery of massive undersea water reservoir could explain New Zealand's mysterious slow earthquakes

ScienceDaily
Oct 4, 2023, 10:52 am165 pts
Researchers working to image New Zealand's Hikurangi earthquake fault have uncovered a sea's worth of water buried in the Earth's crust. The water was carried down by eroding volcanic rocks and is believed to be dampening the earthquake fault, allowing it to release most of the pent-up tectonic stress…

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